Neutral Milk Hotel - Holland 1945 7"

A lot of people, when confronted with the subject of Neutral Milk Hotel, seem to forget the bands other releases besides "In The Aeroplane Over The Sea". So, I'm going to post this 7" which features everyones favorite song, "Holland 1945", on side A. It's the same version that's on the album, so it's not really interesting... The fun part comes on side B, which is a live recording of one of the best NMH songs, "Engine". Simply beautiful... I have old versions of Engine, but since this one is post ITAOTS it features Julian on the singing saw offering a ghostly howl to go along with Jeffs signing. I'm going to post other NMH demos pretty soon, so make sure to look out for those.

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Believe In Your Drill

I have a bunch of new posts planned, but I've been pretty busy with things... I suppose busy isn't the right word - I've been "down". I haven't focused a single day on my art work in almost a year....I was put on the "waiting list" for New World....no job, no money, no car, etc. Fuck...

Ah well, nothing a few episodes of Gurren Lagann can't fix. I suppose I just wanted to let everyone know I'm not dead. HA!

Jacuzzi Boys/Woven Bones split 7''

After the great time I had at the Jacuzzi Boys and Woven Bones show last night, I couldn't help but upload this gem!

It was my first time seeing Woven Bones live and they didn't disappoint - the same reverberated/destroyed sound was perfectly replicated live and the drumming (featuring a new female drummer who's pretty cute) was simple yet mind blowing! Lead singer was kind of a dick to the sound guy though...

As for the Jacuzzi Boy's set, it was, as always, rowdy as hell! People bopping every where, bras were thrown on stage, little hipster girls were climbing the stage showing off their alcoholic beverages and cigarettes! Gabriel had that wild coyote look in his eyes as he jammed out a psychedelic guitar storm to the swirling drums. Good times! Jacuzzi Boys playing locally is definitely something to not miss

Anyway, I figured this split 7" would be appropriate after such a show. Side A has the more mellow Jacuzzi Boys we all know and love while on Side B the Woven Bones jam out a demonic, fuzzed out, angsty tune to destroy your ears

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Fecal Matter - Illiteracy Will Prevail (Kurt Cobain's first demo)

I can't say I'm a fan of "Nirvana", but Fecal Matter, on the other hand, is a turd made of gold! Grimey and gritty are the themes here. Way more experimental and free than Nirvana ever could hope to be. A young Kurt just going wild and letting loose. This tape even has various sound recordings and clips - at times it produces a noise-rock vibe. Grab it if you love Kurt and would like to hear the music he REALLY wanted to make and not the music he was forced to make by corporate music companies.

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Japanther - Tut Tut Now Shake Ya Butt

While looking for a picture of this band, I ran across a forum with a topic in which some fat neanderthal got sucker punched for talking shit and heckling during a Japanther show and everyone in the thread cheered him on!! What the fuck is the world coming to? Full of barbarians, I tell ya. The kid kept complaining about "hipsters" and "pitchfork" during his pity speech... Here's a link for your enjoyment; http://terminal-boredom.com/forums/index.php?topic=12967.30

Oh well...

This is a pretty interesting release from this fuzz-laden lo-fi-punk duo. In between the sonic freak outs there are various spoken word segments dealing with Africa and Necromancy....pretty creepy stuff. Definitely worth checking out if you're into raw pop-punk.

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Nerve City - Recordings 2007- 2008 LP

The first release I heard from Nerve City was the "hell" cassette which completely blew me away and not in a good way at first. The amount of fuzz was, at the time, too much for me. But as I continued to listen, the awesome pop aesthetic began to seep through all the fuzz. Like the chant of a shaman in a trance lost in the desert, Nerve City's voice echos and fades away leaving listeners in a similar mental state as the figurative shaman. This is pensive loner music - the kind of stuff that one would listen to on a contemplative night. The person behind this music has been featured on various record labels such as HoZac and Sweet Rot and has already built an impressive catalog of 7" singles and cassettes. My favorite release being the Catholic School demo. Must listen to songs on the latest LP include: Living Wage, The Creek, and Junkyard.

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New Work

Bad lighting on this one....its supposed to be grey with a weird hint of blue, not yellow. This is grandpa levinson who I only met once. Funny guy. I had a nice time painting and drawing him.
Paint, marker, ink, on canvas board.


This one is ink, paint, gesso, and newspaper. I did it for mothers day, I believe....or was it christmas? Anyway, my mother didn't enjoy it too much, so I'm hoping to sell it or something. I've been going in this direction with my paintings lately....mostly because I don't know how to technically paint...but it's visually appealing to me most of the time so I suppose it's a good thing.